Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samples
Environmental contaminants may enter seafood products either through water and sediments or via feed and feed additives or may be introduced during fish processing and storage. The study focused on the nutritional and toxicological significance of heavy metals, antibiotics, and pesticide residues in...
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| description | Environmental contaminants may enter seafood products either through water and sediments or via feed and feed additives or may be introduced during fish processing and storage. The study focused on the nutritional and toxicological significance of heavy metals, antibiotics, and pesticide residues in 48 fish samples collected from the Kafr-ElSheikh governorate in Egypt. Various analytical instruments are used to determine and detect heavy metals, antibiotics, and pesticides. These include Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS), and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS). The following metals were discovered in fish species: arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn). Each of these metals was detected 47 times. Chromium (Cr) was detected 40 times, nickel (Ni) was detected 27 times, and lead (Pb) was detected 6 times. The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Mn, Hg, Pb, and Zn were determined to be 0.025, 0.02, 0.501, 0.50, 0.81, 12.56, 0.5, 0.689, 0.051, 0.031, and 5.78 mg/kg, respectively. All levels of cadmium, mercury, and lead detected in fish samples were significantly lower than the maximum permissible limits set by Egyptian and European standards. Furthermore, in this study, antibiotics and pesticide residues were found to be not detected in all analyzed fish samples. Based on the estimated daily intake and hazard quotient values, the concentration levels of metals found in fish samples seem to pose no significant threat to public health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-23a4d90b92294e3a97e2db8873b906df2024-12-19T10:54:34ZengElsevierToxicology Reports2214-75002024-12-0113101724Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samplesMahmoud M. Ghuniem0Nermine Gad1Mohamed A. Tahon2Lamia Ryad3Corresponding author.; Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Agricultural Research Center, Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Foods (QCAP Egypt), 7-Nadi El-said Street, Dokki, Giza 12311, EgyptMinistry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Agricultural Research Center, Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Foods (QCAP Egypt), 7-Nadi El-said Street, Dokki, Giza 12311, EgyptMinistry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Agricultural Research Center, Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Foods (QCAP Egypt), 7-Nadi El-said Street, Dokki, Giza 12311, EgyptMinistry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Agricultural Research Center, Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Foods (QCAP Egypt), 7-Nadi El-said Street, Dokki, Giza 12311, EgyptEnvironmental contaminants may enter seafood products either through water and sediments or via feed and feed additives or may be introduced during fish processing and storage. The study focused on the nutritional and toxicological significance of heavy metals, antibiotics, and pesticide residues in 48 fish samples collected from the Kafr-ElSheikh governorate in Egypt. Various analytical instruments are used to determine and detect heavy metals, antibiotics, and pesticides. These include Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS), and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS). The following metals were discovered in fish species: arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn). Each of these metals was detected 47 times. Chromium (Cr) was detected 40 times, nickel (Ni) was detected 27 times, and lead (Pb) was detected 6 times. The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Mn, Hg, Pb, and Zn were determined to be 0.025, 0.02, 0.501, 0.50, 0.81, 12.56, 0.5, 0.689, 0.051, 0.031, and 5.78 mg/kg, respectively. All levels of cadmium, mercury, and lead detected in fish samples were significantly lower than the maximum permissible limits set by Egyptian and European standards. Furthermore, in this study, antibiotics and pesticide residues were found to be not detected in all analyzed fish samples. Based on the estimated daily intake and hazard quotient values, the concentration levels of metals found in fish samples seem to pose no significant threat to public health.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750024001070Environmental ContaminantsHeavy MetalsAntibioticsPesticidesHazard Quotient, Hazard Index, Risk assessment |
| spellingShingle | Mahmoud M. Ghuniem Nermine Gad Mohamed A. Tahon Lamia Ryad Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samples Toxicology Reports Environmental Contaminants Heavy Metals Antibiotics Pesticides Hazard Quotient, Hazard Index, Risk assessment |
| title | Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samples |
| title_full | Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samples |
| title_fullStr | Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samples |
| title_short | Exposure assessment of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and veterinary drugs through consumption of Egyptian fish samples |
| title_sort | exposure assessment of pesticide residues heavy metals and veterinary drugs through consumption of egyptian fish samples |
| topic | Environmental Contaminants Heavy Metals Antibiotics Pesticides Hazard Quotient, Hazard Index, Risk assessment |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750024001070 |
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